The Federation of Arkier is a very large, efficient nation, remarkable for its otherworldly petting zoo, infamous sell-swords, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 469 million Arkians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Arc Elysée. The average income tax rate is 50.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Arkian economy, worth 51.6 trillion Celtas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Automobile Manufacturing, and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 109,973 Celtas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

Police officers often conceal their identities to safeguard against public complaints, wars of expansion are described as "peacekeeping operations", giggling teens are asked to put their mouths on rubber dolls, and the thrash metal version of the national anthem is topping charts. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arkier's national animal is the Anteon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Arkier is ranked 235,150^th in the world and 1,733^rd in the West Pacific for Most Rebellious Youth, scoring -7 on the Stark-Dean Displacement Index.